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L.L.TAPP AXLE SKEIN FOR VEHIGLES.

Patented Apr. 7,

UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

LACY L. TAPP, OF MADISONVILLE, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. W. WHITTINGHILL, OF SAME PLACE.

AXLE-SKEIN FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 449,979, dated April '7, 1891.

Application filed November 11, 1890. serial No. 371,058. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it khown that I, LACY L. TAPP, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Madisonville, in the county of Hopkins and State of Kentucky, have invented new and useful Improvements in Axles and Skeins for Carriages and WVagons, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention has relation to improvements in the axles and axle-skeins of wagons; and the object is to provide an axle and axle-skein of improved construction in their parts,whereby they are fitted together and united so that the axle-skein shall be firmly and securely mounted in its place on the axle to receive the wheel.

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanying.drawings,where- 1n igure 1 is a perspective of the axle, showing the arm or projection which receives the skein. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central section of the skein. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the skein on the line m :20 of Fig- 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of the skein on the line y 'y of Fig. 2.

A designates the axle, which may be generally of any of the improved constructions between the parts thereof formed to take the axle-skeins. These parts, portions, or arms 1 are formed or provided with a collar or shoulder 2, from which the material tapers somewhat abruptly, substantially as shown at 3, from the base of which the arm is elongated and formed tapering to the end, as shown at 4, this part terminating in a threaded projection 5, to take a threaded nut to hold the skein endwise on the axle. The under line of the axle end, which receives the skein, may be given a less taper than the sides, substan tially as shown.

B designates the axle-skein made of any proper metal and having a core conforming to the shape of and snugly fitting the axleextension. To this end the interior is rectangular in cross-section and at the inner portion is formed tapering rather abruptly, as at 6, from the base of which the core tapers to the outer end of the skein,as shown at 7. On the exterior the skein is formed with the shouldered part 8, from which the bearing 9 is projected, terminating in a threaded portion 10, to receive the holding nut 11, as shown, and such as are generally employed for the purpose, the under line of the bearing being substantially straight.

From the foregoing description it will be perceived that the arms of the axle are on the exterior the counterparts of the core of the skeins, and that the parts may be readily united or placed in proper relation by simply slipping the skein on the axle and putting on the fastening-nuts. The parts are thus solidly and securely fix'ed in relation, and, being counterparts snugly fitting, they are lasting and strong.

What I claim is 1. The combination of the axle A, having an arm formed rectangular in cross-section formed with the abruptly-tapering portion 3 and extended tapering portion 4, and the axle-skein B, formed with a core having the tapering part 6 and the extended smaller tapering part 7 to fit in counterpart the arm of the axle, substantially as described.

2. The axle herein described havinga rectangular skein part formed with the abruptlytapering portion 3 and the extended smaller tapering portion 4, substantially as described.

3. The axle-skein herein described having a rectangular core in cross-section formed with an abruptly-tapering part 6 and extended smaller tapering part 7, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two attesting witnesses.

LACY L. TAPP.

Attest:

SAM. D. LANGLEY, J. W. WHITTINGHILL. 

